Tie and rail-fastener.



M. H. BELLS & E. E. ANDERSON.v

TIE AND RAIL PASTENER.

APPLIOATION FILED 0013.31, 1908.

Patented Feb. 23, 1909.

5] n ue n f0 Q a ay/11 I attozmuao UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. i

MELVILLEH. EELLS ANDELMER E. ANnER'soN, OF CENTROPOLIS, KANSAS.

TIE AND RAIL-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 23, 1909.

V Application'fil ed October 31, 1908. Serial No. 4601465.

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, MELviLLn H. Exams and ELMER E. ANDERSON, citizensof the United States, 'r'esidin 'at Centropolis, in the county ofFranklin and State of Kansas, have invcnteda new and useful Tie and Rail-Fastener, of which the following is a specification.

' The objects of the invention are, generally, the provision in amerchantable form, of a device of the above-mentioned class, whichcanbe.manufactured at reasonable cost, is simple inoperation, and devoid ofcomplicated parts; specifically, the provision of a. tie of novel andimproved construction; j

the provision ofa clip novel and improved construction; other andfurther objects being made manifest hereinafter, as the description ofthe invention progresses.

" The invention consists -in"the novel con- "struction andarrangement ofp arts hereinafter described, delineated '1 acconipo mg drawlngs', andparties i pointed 01.11 In the appended claims, it b ;nderstood thatdivers. changesin the forni roportions, slze, andminordetails or thestructure may be'made, Without departing from the spirit orsacrific'ingany of the advantages of the invention.

. 5 is a detail perspective of the clip In the accompanying drawings,the numeral 1 denotes the ball of a railroad rail of ordinaryconstruction.

The numeral 2 denotes the web of the rail, and the numeral 3 denotes theflange thereof. In carrying out the invention, a troughshaped tie 4 isprovided, having notches 5 in its sides 6 near the end. From the bottomof these notches flanges 7 project outward from the sides 6 of the tie.These flanges 7 are not dis osed at aright angle to the sides 6, but, ass own in Fig. 4, are left upwardly bent, the remote edges of the flanges7 being higher than the point of union between the flanges 7 and thesides 6 ol' the tie.

A cushion block 13 is shown, arranged to -be mounted between the sides 6of the tie.

The upper face of this cushion block 13 is flush with the remote orouter edges of the flanges 7 of the tie, this upper edge being shown bythe dotted line 14 in Fig. 4.

Clips of the form shown in Fig. 5 are providcd, these clips comprising abody portion 8 andthe inner ends 9, integral with the said body portionand down turned, sothat their terminals engagetherail adjacent the edgesof the flanges thereof. The outer ends 10 of the clipspare downturnod,and arranged to abut" against the ends of the notches 5 in the tie, andto bear anteriorly, on theoutwardly flexed flanges 7. From the outer end10 of the clip, a tongue 11 narrower than the outer end 10, projectsdownward, contacting at its inner edges with the sides 6 of the tie.These tongues 11. are arranged to inclosc the cushion block 13, and tolimit it from movement between the sides 6 of the tie. Froir the ends ofthe flanges 7 depend tongues 12, arranged to engage the outer or remoteedges of the flano'es 7. The bodies 8 of the clips es 7 are providedwith alined apertures, through which may be passed bolts 15 or likedevices adapted to hold the cli s of the tie.

en a rail is mounted in accordance with the invention, the flange 3 ofthe rail ordinarily rests upon the upper surface of the cushion block13. If desired, the cushion block 13 may be dispensedwith, and the railpermitted to rest upon the flanges 7 alone. By upwardly inclining theseflanges 7 they have a slight resiliency under the weight of'a passingtrain. The outer ends 10 of the clips,

engaging the ends of the notches 5, prevent the rail .from havinglateral movement upon the tie.

Referring particularly to Fig. 2, it will be seen that the body portion8 of the clip is made to slant downward from. its point of contact withthe rail to the end of the notches 5, the said clipv acting as a braceto carry the lateral'thrust of the rail into the tie at the end of thenotches 5 therein. The cushion block 13 may be of anymaterial; inpractice, however, it is preferably of hard W0()(l. From the foregoingdescription, it is obvious that this cushion block 13 may be dispensedwith entirely, and the rail supported upon the flanges 7, if desired.The top edges of the trough may, if desired, be rolled outwardly anddownwardly to strengthen the trough and to hold in place any shims whichmight be desirable to take upwear in the notches 5 or on lugs 12, etc.The trough may be perforated, if desired, to permit drainage and anynumber of flanges desired may be formed in the main trough.

, Having thus described the invention, what claimed as new is:

V 11. In a device of the class described, a trough-shaped tie havingnotches in its sides near its ends; flanges outwardly projecting fromthe bottom of the notches, upwardly inclined and arranged to 'reoeivetheflange of Va rail; means for clamping a' rail flanges of the tie.

.2. In a device of the class described, a

l-trough-shaped tie having notches in its sides near its ends; flangesoutwardly projecting from the bottom of the notches and arranged toreceive the flange of a rail; clips, COIHPI'1S4 ing abody portion, and,integra therewith, an inner end, downturned and arranged to contactterminally with a rail, (at the edges 'of the flanges thereof;) integralwith the body portion an outer end, downturned, and arranged to contactlaterally with the ends of the notch in the tie and anteriorly to bearupon the flanges of the tiefmeans for at- ,to receive the flange ofarail; a cli comprisinga body portion downwardly inc ed from prising abody portion and inte clip,

its lnner toward its outer end; an inner end integral with the bodyportion, downturned,

and arranged to contact terminally with a rail at the outer edges of theflanges thereof; an outer end integral with the body portion,downturned, and arranged to contact laterally with the ends of the notchin the tie and anteriorly to bear upon the flanges of the tie;

means for attaching the body'portion of the clip to the flange ofthe-tie. I 4. In a device of the class described, a trough shaped tiehaving notches in its sides near its ends; flanges outwardly rojectingfrom the bottom of the notches an arranged to receive the flange of arail; a. clip comral therewith, an inner end down-turne and arranged theouter edges of the flanges thereof; integral with the body portion, anouter end, downturned, and arranged tocontact later: allyisiiith theends of the notch in the tie and anteriorly to bear upon the flanges ofthe tie; a tongue integral with the outer end ofthe downwardly projectintherefrom, and arranged to contact lateralI with the sides of the tie;means for attaching the body portion of the clip to the flange of thetie.

5. In a device of the class described, a trough-shaped tie havingnotches in its sides are prising a body edges to the comprising i a bodyto contact terminally with a rail at ,see

near its ends; flanges outwardly projecting from the bottom of thenotches and arranged to receive the flange of a rail; clips comportion,and, integral there.- .with, an inner end downturned and arranged tocontact terminally with a rail at the outer of the flanges thereof; anouter end integral with the body portion, downturned, and arranged tocontact laterally with the ends of the notch in the tie and anteriorlyto bear upon the flanges of the tie; tongues downturnedfrom the sides-ofthe clips and arranged to bear against the edges of the flanges of thetie; atongue inte ral with the outer end of the clip downwardlyprojecting therefrom, and arranged tooontact laterally with the sides ofthe tie; means for attaching the body of the clip to the flange of thetie.

6. In a device of the class described, a trough shaped tie havingnotches in its sides near its ends; flanges outwardly projecting.

from the bottom of the notches, upwardly inclined and arranged toreceive the flange of a rail; a cushion block inclosed within the tieand having its upper face flush with the outer edges of the flanges'ofthe tie; means for clamping a railto the flanges of the tie.

7. In a device of the class described, a trough shaped tie havingnotches in its sides near its ends, flanges outwardly; projecting fromthe bottom of the notches, upwardly inclined and arranged to receive theflange of a rail; a cushion block inclosed within the tie and having itsupper face flush with the outer edges of the flanges of the tie; clipstherewith an inner end downturned and arranged to contact with a rail;an outer end integral with the body portion, downturned and arranged tocontact laterally with the ends of the notch in the tie and anteriorlytobear u on the flanges of the tie; ato'ngue integra with the outer endof theclip, downwardly rojecting therefrom and arran ed to contactlaterally with the sides of the tie and to bear against the end of theblock; means for attaching the body of the clip to the flanges of thetie. a o

8. In a device of the class described, a clip comprising a body portion,and integral therewith, inner and outer downturned ends; a tongueintegral with the outer end, downwardly projecting therefrom andnarrower than the outer end-; with the body portion and downwardlyprojecting from its sides.

In testimony that we claim'the foregoing as our own, we have heretoaffixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

- MELVILLE H. EELLS'.

ELMER E. ANDERSON. I/Vitnesses:

WINETT D. KANT, O. M. STUDEBAKER.

portion, and, integral v other tongues integral

